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The choice of a point of view is the initial act of a culture.
Jose Ortega y Gasset
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Jose Ortega y Gasset
Age: 72 †
Born: 1883
Born: May 9
Died: 1955
Died: October 18
Essayist
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Madrid
Spain
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A revolution only lasts fifteen years, a period which coincides with the effectiveness of a generation.
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